Hanako Footman

Shifting between three narratives, Mongrel reveals a tangled web of desire, isolation, belonging and ultimately, hope. MEI loses her Japanese mother at age six. Growing up in suburban Surrey, she suppresses not only her heritage, but her growing desire for her best friend Fran. YUKI escapes the Japanese countryside to pursue her dream of becoming a concert violinist in London. Far from home, she finds herself caught up in the charms of her older teacher.
HARUKA attempts to navigate Tokyo's nightlife and its vices, working as a hostess in the city's sex district. She grieves a mother who hid so many secrets from her, until finally one of those secrets comes to light...